Session 1 Math Activity Part 2: Close to 1000 Game

Physical Materials:

  • Paper
  • Pen or Pencil

Digital Materials:

Instructions:

  1. Play the first round using the interactive slide deck. As you play, reflect on your strategy to get close to 1,000.
  2. Watch the video of educators discussing their strategies to Round 1. Consider how their strategies are similar or different from your own.
  1. Continue this process for Round 2.
  1. Finish Rounds 3, 4, and 5 and the reflection questions on your own. 
  2. Watch the video below to hear some of the key ideas from this work.

Optional: If you want to dive more deeply into the key ideas of either game, click on the videos below.